💡 ReadyWhen the Lights Go Out - Anchor Institutions, Anchor People, and Preparedness Under Pressure

Webinar: 11:00a MT
Q&A / Forum: 11:45a MT

WEBINAR:

Cultural institutions can become important anchors during disruption—but buildings do not respond on their own. People make institutions ready. Join ReadyWhen co-architect Matthew Ché Kowal for an introduction to ReadyWhen the Lights Go Out—a facilitated, game-based preparedness experience that challenges participants to make decisions as extreme heat builds, conditions change, and power becomes uncertain. ⚡ ️

Then the lights literally go out—and the experience rewinds five years to explore which relationships, investments, and decisions might have changed the outcome.

Using the tabletop as a starting point, the webinar will introduce the broader ReadyWhen approach to preparedness, including the ReadyWhen Foundations Certificate, developed in partnership with IFCPP, the 5% for Preparedness initiative, and upcoming opportunities to experience ReadyWhen in New York City.

Participants will discover:

• How cultural institutions fit into a larger preparedness ecosystem
• Why “anchor people” make institutional capacity possible
• How immersive learning can reveal operational dependencies and opportunities
• How the ReadyWhen Foundations Certificate and 5% for Preparedness initiative extend learning beyond the tabletop
• What’s next for ReadyWhen, including upcoming learning opportunities in New York City

️ Places matter. People make them dependable. Relationships make them ready.

Q&A / OPEN FORUM:

Following the webinar presentation by world-renowned subject-matter expert, join us for a Q&A and open forum. Ask your presenter direct questions about the topic, and continue with a peer-to-peer discussion about insider threats and related concerns.